2023-08-28 04:00:00
– Do you know these stones?
Up to you! Recognize heritage sites and discover their history. A competition organized in partnership with the Sites and Heritage Office. Prizes to be won in a draw on September 4.
Geneva Grandstand
Published today at 06:00
a) It is part of the walls of the castle of Compesières
b) These are the vestiges of the Moulin-Vert, in Cartigny
c) It is an annex part of the Hermance tower
d) These are the ruins of the Château de Rouelbeau, in Meinier
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Participate in the contest of the day
You know them, or even pass by them frequently, but perhaps you don’t know that a particular building, lamppost or other object of our built heritage is listed in the inventory of the Canton or benefits from protective measures. For twelve days, the “Tribune de Genève”, in partnership with the Department of Territory and its Heritage and Sites Office, invites you to discover objects that all have a story to tell. A taste of Heritage Days to be held on September 9 and 10.
To make the experience fun, readers are invited to participate in a contest. On the basis of a photo presenting a detail, it is a question of guessing which site it is. Each question has its own response time, every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Answering each episode – twelve in all – is not a prerequisite for entering the competition (you can take it on the way), but it does increase your chances for the final draw which will take place on September 4 among the good answers.
To win:
– 5 x 1 year subscription to the “Tribune de Genève”.
– 10 x two 50-franc vouchers from Manor and Fnac.
Mystery detail No 6: the solution
The rescue scenario
It was in a cinema that the second episode of our competition on heritage objects was staged. The Bio cinema, in Carouge, is the oldest dark room still in operation in the canton of Geneva.
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The Bio cinema, Place du Marché, in Carouge.
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A first room was opened in 1912 on the Place du Marché, under the name Ideal-Cinéma, then Chanteclair. In 1929, a new cinema, the Cinéma-Carouge, replaced it. Built by the architect Paul Henri Perrin (son), it originally had 450 seats and an orchestra pit. The building is fairly typical of cinemas of the time, with a stepped exterior structure. The molding at the top of the roof walls and its Art Deco sign still recall its origins today.
At first, this room only shows silent films. In 1931, technological progress changed its name, it became Carouge-Cinéma-Sonore. In 1952, it took the name of Vox, then in 1972, of Bio 72.
The story of Bio, its current name, is also that of a rescue. Threatened with demolition in the 1980s, the Carouge hall experienced strong popular mobilization. Associations of film lovers as well as heritage defense associations are active. Petitions are addressed to the Municipal Council of Carouge, a subscription is launched for the purchase of the building, and a request for classification is filed. In vain: accepted by the Canton, the decision was rejected by the Federal Court. The support of the cinema does not disarm, and the Municipal Council of Carouge ends up committing, in 2003, to acquire the building by committing part of the funds necessary for the purchase and the renovation.
While the building is still threatened with demolition, to make way for housing or businesses, residents of Carouge continue to mobilize to raise funds. They organize screenings, which also serve to expand the network of support and subscribers in order to supplement the funds missing from the redemption. The Commune is ready to get more involved, but the affair ends in a referendum. The campaign is marked by the commitment of Geneva filmmakers, who lend their films to the Bio. The rescue of the neighborhood cinema was finally accepted on April 18, 2004 by 56% of the votes. The citizens who mobilized presented a check for more than 50,000 francs to the Commune, which bought the Bio, which was then managed by a foundation and was part of the network of independent cinemas in Geneva.
The building is then put in the inventory, and renovated, with the aim of enhancing the state of 1952. In particular, its famous starry sky, which hovers above the spectators, is preserved. Outside the room, the refreshment bar was rehabilitated and a terrace was added, a place appreciated by Carouge residents.
The building will be in the spotlight during Heritage Days (9 and 10 September), devoted this year to the theme of reuse. CML
Bibliography: XXth, A century of architecture in Geneva, Walks, Swiss Heritage Geneva, Ed. In Folio, 2009.
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